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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






2. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






3. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






4. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






5. Sources of fats






6. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






7. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






8. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






9. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






10. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






11. What is normal albumin levels?






12. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






13. What is RDA of protein?






14. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






15. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






16. The higher the BMR a client has --






17. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






18. What is the function of vitamin C?






19. What function is vitamin D?






20. What is normal BMI?






21. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






22. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






23. Where can you get more vitamin D?






24. What is the function of vitamin E?






25. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






26. What type of people need extra protein?






27. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






28. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






29. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






30. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






31. How many calories/gram is protein?






32. What function is vitamin A?






33. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






34. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






35. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






36. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






37. What are healthy sources of fats?






38. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






39. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






40. Name six sources of grains






41. When does BMR decrease?






42. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






43. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






44. When does BMR increase?






45. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






46. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






47. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






48. What foods have high quality protein?






49. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






50. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?







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